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A Skype write-off is probably coming in the next 2-3 years, along with many more layoffs. Microsoft will never make its $8 billion back on Skype.
by mtgx 10y ago
A Skype write-off is probably coming in the next 2-3 years, along with many more layoffs. Microsoft will never make its $8 billion back on Skype.
- collyw 10y agoI hope so, and maybe a decent VOIP client will gain market share.
- heidar 10y agoIs one really needed? Facebook has VOIP, Slack has VOIP, most modern games have decent built in VOIP. It's not an interesting problem anymore and it's available everywhere.
- lawnchair_larry 10y agoNetwork effects. Skype is the only thing resembling a de facto standard for talking to any two random non-technical people. Skype has literally 100x the monthly active users of Slack, and barely anyone is on slack to make VOIP calls, especially with people outside of their team.
- GFischer 10y agoThat's what WebRTC promises to solve, and there are already great tools using it (Appear.in for example). What they don't solve is the discovery/network aspect. My own side project/startup wannabee uses WebRTC to enable random non-technical people to talk to companies that use our product :) ( https://keveo.tv/en/ https://keveo.tv/en/ ).
- heidar 10y agoThen it's good enough. Facebook is bigger than Skype and you can have a chat/VOIP call with anyone on Facebook, even if they're not your friend. Then there's Google hangouts as well. Slack is meant for teams. Gamers use Discord.
- chx 10y agoSlack has VoIP?
- borplk 10y agoI will be happily dancing around the flames of Skype.
- chx 10y agoI would not be so sure. How much did the NSA pay for this, one way or another?